While a majority of Southern Baptist congregations use background checks, just over a third are trained in reporting sexual abuse, and even fewer have training on how to deal with sexual abuse survivors.
A survey of Southern Baptist congregations conducted by Lifeway Research found 2 in 3 congregations believe CP is the most effective and efficient way to support the spread of the gospel worldwide (66%).
The local church has lost its prominence and priority in the life of many professing Christians. According to Lifeway, 54% of evangelicals believe worshipping alone or with one’s family is a valid replacement for regularly attending church.
Sam Warner, a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who has worked extensively with Georgia Baptists, has been named the next president-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation.
Lifeway Research’s Insights Report, Pew to Pew, explores data and uncovers practical tips regarding both groups — the movers, those leaving a church because of a change in location, and the shakers, those leaving for reasons closer to home.
“Your mission field is where your feet are,” says University of Mobile alumnus Joey Cochran ’07, stepping onto the campus of his alma mater with his church’s youth group for a week of service and fun at summer cam program MFuge.
The days and weeks immediately following VBS are the most crucial for outreach. But so often this critical element seems to fall through the cracks.
A Lifeway Research study finds around 7 in 10 (69%) believe people’s perceptions of Christians in the U.S. are getting worse, while 21% disagree. Another 10% say they aren’t sure.
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